A Scotland Yard detective gives a dinner party at a murdered woman's home. He was never able to solve the case and creates a ruse to trap the killer. The guests include the suspected murderer. He hopes to trap the murderer into a confession by recreating the scene of the crime. He succeeds with some help from an unexpected source.

This was a 1930 British stage play Banquo's Chair: A Play in One Act by Rupert Croft-Cooke and was adapted for Suspense by Inner Sanctum contributor Sigmund Miller.

The cast:
DONALD CRISP (Sir William Brent), JOHN LODER (Arthur Grange), Ian Wolfe (Layne / Servant at Club), Hans Conried (John Bedford), Joe Kearns (Man in Black / Officer Graham), Janet Scott (Aunt Martha Ferguson / May Wakefield), Claire Verdera? (Roberta Stone), Helga Moray? (Hilda), unknown (Opening voice explaining the ending of Sorry, Wrong Number)

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